@inna Any favorites?
Maybe we should have an alternate thread rather than what do you drink when you're listening to what do you listen to when you're drinking. :-) |
I have had Pappy 23. I’m not a bourbon high roller but I have a friend who had a bottle. His wife got it for him years before the Pappy fetish took off. He is totally a Scotch guy and really didn’t care for it.
I had a glass of the Pappy and a glass of my go-to Blanton’s. I would give the Pappy a slight edge over the Blanton’s but only barely. Would never spend that much money for it. Again, I’m not Bourbon connoisseur and am much more into Scotch, but I consider Pappy to be excellent bourbon but its current status is a fad/fetish. Tell people that something is hard to get and they’ll clamor for it. Sadly, Blanton’s is getting hard to get now too and prices are going up.
@slaw Its a fine balance. The drink can make the music better...and vice versa. ;-)
wcfeil, I don’t know much about wine in general. Have gotten into Italian wines over the last 10 years or so. I find that most of the time anything over about $50 is wasted on me, although last April we went to Italy for our anniversary and we splurged on a bottle or Amarone in Verona which was worth every penny.
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@johnto that sounds incredibly good. I'm a caffeine lightweight though. I usually listen from about 9-11 pm. An espresso or even a regular coffee would keep me up all night.
@cleeds I love a good G&T. I'm a cheap date when it comes to gin. I've tasted a lot of them and always come back to low-buck Gilbey's. I drink gin mostly in the summer.
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jbmac75, that’s pretty low end even in the 7 Eleven beer world, but there’s nothing wrong with that. Drink what you like. Its all alcohol. But sometimes I love an ice cold Bud....not Lite....on a summer day.
@stevecham Nothing wrong with abstinence either. EtOH is a dangerous drug. I like to drink but try to be always aware of where the boundaries should be and hope I recognize if I ever cross them. It can become a fool’s game.
@akg_ca How is the 37 year old Scotch? I’ve had some 17s and a 20 and they did not impress me beyond their 12 year old cousins. They say that most good Scotches are 12s for a reason: that’s the optimum age. I’ve always been suspicious that anything beyond that is marketing or opportunism. Not that I’d turn down a glass of 37 if it was offered to me; Scottish blood will never turn down a freebie.
@thepigdog I like a good IPA. But it seems like most IPAs and not good IPAs. All hops and nothing else. Taste like Pine Sol. Love a good, thick coffee/chocolatey/roasty stout on a winter’s day. |
gwbeers, great Clavin quote. And I’m sure there are debates about super pricey Scotch and bourbon. On my street the guys have The College Avenue Scotch and Philosophy Club. We meet every few months and sample 3 single malt Scotches. We’re up to about 100 different Scotches.
We, as a group have found some inexpensive single malts ($40) that we like as much as some $150 bottles. We have not found any blends, even fairly pricey ones that compete with single malts. We have not sampled anything above $200. So we cannot speak to the super pricey ones.
But it as I said regarding Italian wine. Most of the time I spend more than $50+ on a bottle it doesn’t seem any better than a $40. I’ve chosen not to try to change that. And that is probably a good analogy for my hi-fi experience. |
Folks, either quit poking the troll or someone has to take his doo-doo emoji away from him. |
@slaw :"I feel the music thread has now been compromised. No thit! Thanks, @n80"
I'm okay with the mods moving it to wherever it needs to be or deleting it altogether if they want.
@inna I was never fond of the Laphroaig 10. Harsh and without much character. 17 year old Balvenie is great but not better than their 12, just different. Bought it once. Will stick with the 12 from now on.
@mickeyb, I love Lagavulin but you have to have a taste for smoke with that stuff. It also tends to be pricey. Another good peaty one is Caol Ila. A little less expensive than Lagavulin. Its probably my favorite peaty Scotch.
I've never smoked marijuana and don't plan to start even when it is legal. Not moralizing, I just don't need another bad habit. |
@jrpnde, I think you must live in the trailer around the corner from me. And a touch of kerosene in a cheap blended Scotch makes a pretty good Islay. |
Tonight: Mark Knopfler's Privateering plus a Guiness Stout, an Emperial Stout (from the brewery around the corner, literally) and then, to break the theme, a glass of Four Roses. Then bedtime. |
Dalwhinnie is good stuff. Haven’t had that in a while. Need to try it again. Seems like it was reasonably priced. |
Tonight it is nearly 70 degrees here. Gin and Tonic with Farewell to Kings. Xanadu! |
I have not tried the Winter Gold, but it sounds like a good one. I've had the Cardhu but it has been a few years and I don't remember it.
Our alcohol is taxed as well but it doesn't sound as bad as yours. |
Tonight: Lagavulin 16. I like it but not sure I like it any better than their 12. The 16 is just as peaty but with a softer edge. I kind of like the edge. I find it similar but maybe less full-bodied than Caol Ila 12 which is probably my favorite Islay (and costs about $15 less.)
Paired tonight with Dire Straits and the Doors. |
three-easy-payments, I always equated peat and smoke as the same thing. Most of the Islay Scotches (maybe not Bunnahabhain) burn peat to dry the malted barley which gives it the smokey flavor (which I like). If there is a peat quality separate from the smoke I was not aware of it. But I might be completely wrong.
Anyway, I got a bottle of Caol Ila 12, one of my favorite smokey Islay’s and it tastes really close to the Lagavulin 16. And, it comes in the exact same bottle with the exact same cork. I’ve heard that the Caol Ila distillery sends most of its stock to other brands. Not sure what the relation between them and Lagavulin might be, if any.
Edit: Both Caol Ila and Lagavulin distilleries are owned by Diageo. |
